Doncaster snap-up United outcast Macheda on inital one-month loan deal
Manchester United's Federico Macheda has been given the chance to prove he can still make it in English football by moving to Doncaster on a one-month loan.The striker, who memorably scored on his debut at 17 against Aston Villa in 2009 to give United a 3-2 win, has struggled to make any serious impact at Old Trafford, only scoring five goals in his 36 appearances.
The Italian is in the final year of his contract at United and has previously had loan spealls with QPR, Stuttgart and Sampdoria.
Unfulfilled promise: Federico Macheda scored a wonderful curling goal on his Manchester United debut in 2009
Macheda watched Doncaster's goalless draw against
Huddersfield on Saturday from the directors' box and is expected to go into Paul Dickov's squad for their game at Watford on Tuesday night.
His last appearance in a United shirt was as a second-half substitute in December when they lost to FC Cluj in the Champions League.
Debut: The goals against Villa has been the one stand-out moment from his career so far
Trying to find some form: Macheda was on-loan at QPR in 2012
0 comments:
Post a Comment